1. YOU CAN DITCH THE CHOPSTICKS

When it comes to eating nigiri sushi, otherwise called 'nigirizushi', you don't actually need chopsticks. Nigiri sushi, which includes rice at the bottom, should be eaten with your hands. Chopsticks were originally intended for only eating sashimi (raw fish).

3. SUSHI IS NOT SASHIMI

Great news for the hardcore fans of sushi rolls? The meaning of sushi is probably one of the most common misconceptions to ever occur. While many are led to believe that sashimi is the basis for sushi, and that the two are interdependent, this is incorrect. Sushi correctly denotes 'cooked rice' not raw fish.

4. SUSHI CHEF OR SAMURAI?

After looking at these nine Japanese knives (pictured above), it makes sense that these sushi knives were most likely, derived from samurai swords. Professional sushi chefs are particularly renowned for their knife-sharpening skills, as their set of sushi knives must be sharpened daily. To master the grand art of sushi, one must enter samurai mode?